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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2013

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS: Governor Quinn Leads Trade Mission to Mexico

Below are photos from Governor Pat Quinn’s trade mission to Mexico where he is working to spur economic opportunities and tourism between Illinois and Mexico. With Illinois already leading the Midwest in exports, the mission will build on the success of Governor Quinn’s agenda to aggressively pursue international trade and create jobs in Illinois.

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A ceremony at Mexico City’s Benito Juarez Monument where Governor Pat Quinn presented handwritten letters and gifts from students at Chicago’s Benito Juarez Academy to students at Mexico City’s Benito Juarez High School. Governor Quinn helped create a “sister school” relationship between the schools to promote cultural understanding